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Sorry for being late with the sheet news. Another instance of a short nap ended up turning into several hours of sleep instead.
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Originally Posted by TPWW Frontpage via Triple A
Monday’s Raw drew an average of 2,210,000 viewers on USA Network, down from last week’s 2,437,000 viewers.
Raw was #1, #2 and #3 on cable for the day with a 0.71 average rating in the 18-49 demographic, down from last week’s 0.79 rating.
This time last year, the February 25, 2019 Raw drew 2,922,000 viewers. The February 26, 2018 Raw drew 3,180,000 viewers.
Hourly breakdown:
8PM: 2,246,000
9PM: 2,278,000
10PM: 2,106,000
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Originally Posted by PWI
The word making the rounds at Raw tonight is that Bret Hart will be inducting Davey Boy Smith into the WWE Hall of Fame.
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Originally Posted by PWI
The new referee on Raw tonight is Jake Clemons, who has worked throughout the United States and Canada, including AIW, Smash Wrestling, EVOLVE and other promotions.
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Originally Posted by PWI
During an interview with Maria Menounos, Cathy Kelley revealed that she decided to leave WWE for a multitude of reasons.
She stated that she wanted to work on other projects and the WWE schedule wasn't conducive to that.
Kelley also stated that she started to feel some exhaustion from the schedule.
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Originally Posted by Fightful
Fightful Select has confirmed that Matt Hardy was not backstage at WWE Raw, effectively ending his run with the company unless something substantial changes. Hardy could technically still be called in to work Smackdown, but his contract expires Sunday.
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Originally Posted by PWI
MLW TV this week ended with the near riot in Dallas with fans losing it over Tom Lawlor and Team Filthy beating down The Von Erichs as they went off the air. What wasn't shown is that the crowd was so angry and challenging Lawlor, Erick Stevens and Dominic Garrini that the Von Erichs were sent back out to chase them off to ease some of the heat.
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Originally Posted by Observer
Today is the one-year anniversary of Roman Reigns announcing that his leukemia is in remission. Reigns tweeted this afternoon: “Sharing this life with millions of people is one of the things that makes being a @WWE Superstar amazing. Life has struggles and setbacks, but the power and prayers of this Universe gave me the strength to fight back. Thank y’all for your support. We got much more to do!!!”
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Originally Posted by Observer
Downstait will perform Cody’s theme music “Kingdom” live at this Saturday’s Revolution PPV.
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Originally Posted by PWI
Tony Schiavone announced on his Twitter that he is now with AEW full-time, choosing leaving his duties in the baseball world behind.
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Originally Posted by PWI
There is a LOT of talk that Lance Hoyt is coming in next month, especially since he is not listed for the New Japan Cup. AEW teased him as the Exalted One a few days ago online.
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Originally Posted by Post Wrestling
Last Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite did 402,000 viewers in the 18-49 demographic, which was up from 391,000 the prior week. Overall, the show did a 0.55 rating and 893,000 total viewers on TNT for the episode featuring Cody vs. Wardlow in the steel cage match.
Friday Night SmackDown did 952,000 viewers in the 18-49 demo last week. That figure was up from 946,000 the week prior. SmackDown finished with a 1.55 rating and 2,484,000 viewers on Fox. They were number one in the 18-49 demo for the night among network programming.
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Dynamite has been generating almost half of what RAW and Smackdown has been doing for the key demo rating for a while now. A few times Dynamite managed to shrink the percentage gap to a notable degree but that's pretty much where its been over the past few months.
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Originally Posted by Fightful
Appearing on the "Chasing Glory With Lilian Garcia Podcast," Booker T talked about how scripted promos aren't doing a lot of good for some wrestlers today as it doesn't give them the opportunity to be themselves.
"It's a different world now as far as the scripted promos. I think it takes away a lot of the originality of the guy actually being able to put himself against the wall and have to go out there and get over, the guy to have to think about it, opposed to when you just have someone writing it for you. You're not going to take the time like I did to go and look in the mirror and pretend I'm cutting a promo on myself. You're not going to do that. You're not going to go and look in the mirror and just ... Just to try to make your top lip move, to see how angry you can make yourself look. It's just small, little bitty things. You're not going to take the time to actually try to hone your craft, because you got someone handing it to you, unless you're that driven," Booker T said.
Booker T spoke about his experience with scripted promos and finishes, recalling the time he worked with John Laurinaitis. Booker said he isn't opposed to the idea of scripted promos, but wants performers to have the option to be themselves and decide whether or not something that was written for them would be beneficial.
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Originally Posted by Fightful
Goldberg doesn't have much to say when it comes to Matt Riddle, but that doesn't mean he won't be asked.
The beef between Goldberg and Riddle heated up at WWE Super ShowDown 2019 when Riddle was critical of Goldberg's bout against The Undertaker. The match was marred by botches thanks in large part to Goldberg knocking himself out on the ringpost when attempting a spear. Following the bout, Riddle called Goldberg "the worst wrestler in the business."
The two men got into a verbal altercation at SummerSlam 2019, that basically boiled down to Goldberg saying he is not Matt Riddle's "bro."
Speaking to EGO TOTAL's Israeli Wrestling Podcast, TOTAL SLAM, Goldberg was once again asked about Riddle and the beef between the two men.
"He's like a booger that gets caught in your nose. He's just annoying and won't go away. He has nothing to do and has no bearing on Goldberg's life. Period. End of statement."
That settles that.
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Originally Posted by Fightful
Johnny Gargano believes all brands are equal.
Ever since NXT found a home on USA Network in September 2019, the gold brand has been on equal footing as Raw and SmackDown. And if you try to dispute the difference between "main roster" and NXT, Johnny Gargano won't be pleased.
"That's BS," Gargano told TMZ when asked about fans still calling Raw and SmackDown the "main roster." "Complete garbage and it's something that me and a lot of guys have worked to dispel for a very long time. Anyone out there who uses the word 'main roster' when talking about Raw and SmackDown, how about you watch the show on Wednesday night. You'll see the real main roster. You'll see the best wrestling show on the planet. The best locker room on the planet, led by me! That's what you'll see on Wednesday night. Main roster, developmental, you're stupid if you use those words. You're stupid. Quit it."
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